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Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Democratic
 
 
 
 
Alice Burke
Communist
 
 

1940 U.S. Senate General Election

View as: # | %  
County/City Ward Pct All Others Total Votes Cast
Totals
274,260
11,159
8,250
212 293,881
Accomack County
 
2,064
31
27
0 2,122
Albemarle County
 
2,146
40
36
0 2,222
Alexandria City
 
4,736
259
250
0 5,245
Alleghany County
 
2,443
179
94
0 2,716
Amelia County
 
662
21
16
0 699
Amherst County
 
2,143
75
37
0 2,255
Appomattox County
 
1,283
30
13
0 1,326
Arlington County
 
8,614
405
368
8 9,395
Augusta County
 
3,788
127
59
2 3,976
Bath County
 
795
45
18
0 858
Bedford County
 
2,928
37
31
0 2,996
Bland County
 
1,188
37
33
0 1,258
Botetourt County
 
1,571
71
33
0 1,675
Bristol City
 
1,672
38
22
0 1,732
Brunswick County
 
1,368
20
15
0 1,403
Buchanan County
 
2,864
126
151
0 3,141
Buckingham County
 
941
47
16
1 1,005
Buena Vista City
 
316
10
4
0 330
Campbell County
 
2,527
40
64
0 2,631
Caroline County
 
1,215
32
39
0 1,286
Carroll County
 
1,641
166
91
0 1,898
Charles City County
 
266
23
4
0 293
Charlotte County
 
1,461
27
25
0 1,513
Charlottesville City
 
2,173
40
104
0 2,317
Chesterfield County
 
3,072
249
176
1 3,498
Clarke County
 
1,128
54
50
3 1,235
Clifton Forge City
 
1,156
85
60
2 1,303
Craig County
 
690
38
27
0 755
Culpeper County
 
1,564
59
29
0 1,652
Cumberland County
 
507
12
8
0 527
Danville City
 
3,735
52
61
0 3,848
Dickenson County
 
2,949
177
167
0 3,293
Dinwiddie County
 
1,236
27
9
3 1,275
Elizabeth City County
 
2,421
119
133
0 2,673
Essex County
 
600
10
8
0 618
Fairfax County
 
4,879
223
181
1 5,284
Fauquier County
 
2,295
67
24
0 2,386
Floyd County
 
859
39
25
0 923
Fluvanna County
 
698
31
10
0 739
Franklin County
 
2,385
65
42
0 2,492
Frederick County
 
1,856
83
38
6 1,983
Fredericksburg City
 
1,218
45
34
1 1,298
Giles County
 
2,382
76
41
0 2,499
Gloucester County
 
1,003
32
6
6 1,047
Goochland County
 
735
49
30
1 815
Grayson County
 
2,590
90
71
0 2,751
Greene County
 
503
25
14
0 542
Greensville County
 
834
29
17
0 880
Halifax County
 
3,453
37
35
0 3,525
Hampton City
 
1,034
25
26
1 1,086
Hanover County
 
1,390
52
58
0 1,500
Harrisonburg City
 
1,951
40
9
1 2,001
Henrico County
 
4,644
265
236
5 5,150
Henry County
 
1,588
95
82
2 1,767
Highland County
 
788
37
11
1 837
Hopewell City
 
993
70
55
1 1,119
Isle of Wight County
 
1,217
26
13
0 1,256
James City County
 
411
14
6
0 431
King and Queen County
 
412
6
8
0 426
King George County
 
625
35
19
0 679
King William County
 
814
21
10
0 845
Lancaster County
 
859
0
0
0 859
Lee County
 
5,717
206
126
0 6,049
Loudoun County
 
2,825
102
35
0 2,962
Louisa County
 
1,187
91
32
0 1,310
Lunenburg County
 
1,194
43
15
0 1,252
Lynchburg City
 
5,801
56
36
0 5,893
Madison County
 
1,121
52
22
0 1,195
Martinsville City
 
1,075
27
18
1 1,121
Mathews County
 
776
19
8
0 803
Mecklenburg County
 
2,237
78
50
0 2,365
Middlesex County
 
581
17
13
0 611
Montgomery County
 
2,643
143
51
0 2,837
Nansemond County
 
1,375
14
11
0 1,400
Nelson County
 
1,428
55
22
0 1,505
New Kent County
 
340
25
9
0 374
Newport News City
 
3,867
230
224
0 4,321
Norfolk County
 
3,539
253
210
0 4,002
Norfolk City
 
11,468
454
523
0 12,445
Northampton County
 
1,062
14
25
0 1,101
Northumberland County
 
911
36
16
0 963
Nottoway County
 
1,474
49
31
0 1,554
Orange County
 
1,479
63
32
0 1,574
Page County
 
2,000
92
30
0 2,122
Patrick County
 
1,579
31
25
0 1,635
Petersburg City
 
2,294
89
46
0 2,429
Pittsylvania County
 
3,787
108
73
0 3,968
Portsmouth City
 
4,507
269
247
0 5,023
Powhatan County
 
560
22
18
0 600
Prince Edward County
 
1,348
13
19
0 1,380
Prince George County
 
747
56
33
0 836
Prince William County
 
1,655
49
33
0 1,737
Princess Anne County
 
1,789
35
54
0 1,878
Pulaski County
 
2,768
82
47
0 2,897
Radford City
 
760
40
23
0 823
Rappahannock County
 
633
21
10
0 664
Richmond County
 
649
7
5
0 661
Richmond City
 
19,952
1,080
828
57 21,917
Roanoke County
 
4,298
287
161
16 4,762
Roanoke City
 
8,153
378
302
43 8,876
Rockbridge County
 
1,961
92
29
0 2,082
Rockingham County
 
4,055
129
50
0 4,234
Russell County
 
4,300
143
154
0 4,597
Scott County
 
4,362
148
124
0 4,634
Shenandoah County
 
3,519
265
69
0 3,853
Smyth County
 
2,795
181
141
0 3,117
S. Norfolk City
 
816
72
51
0 939
Southampton County
 
1,511
21
14
0 1,546
Spotsylvania County
 
872
58
24
0 954
Stafford County
 
866
79
36
0 981
Staunton City
 
1,512
22
16
2 1,552
Suffolk City
 
1,371
35
36
0 1,442
Surry County
 
710
12
4
0 726
Sussex County
 
846
11
8
0 865
Tazewell County
 
4,328
214
225
21 4,788
Warren County
 
1,604
48
11
0 1,663
Warwick County
 
1,099
64
67
0 1,230
Washington County
 
4,858
145
120
2 5,125
Westmoreland County
 
964
24
30
0 1,018
Williamsburg City
 
475
9
8
0 492
Winchester City
 
1,634
41
15
23 1,713
Wise County
 
5,187
143
101
0 5,431
Wythe County
 
2,028
112
58
1 2,199
York County
 
729
20
17
0 766
Totals
274,260
11,159
8,250
212 293,881